The balance of power has been extremely precarious for the EU. The EU was never about multi-cultural sovereignty. The sovereignty platforms are precarious and vague. There is no real EU social unity. The imbalance with the British was essentially ignored.

With Brexit, if it occurs, EU and individual state issues can begin to be addressed, instead of kicking-all-the-cans-further-down-the-never-ending-road.

Personally, I think the biggest issue is going to be the Supreme Law of the Lands. Until the conflict between Sharia Law and equitable International, and independent secular nation Law is resolved, every other issue is anti-thematic, and just part of the Grand Farce of computer networked business models designed for business-by-theft-from-anyone-and-everyone. The people-in-the-streets combat will not ever resolve those two problems.

Until Sharia Law is eliminated or changed by the Arabs, You're either in-the-game or out-of-the-game. Throw the dice, and suffer the outcome or not.

If the Arabs do not change their laws, the Chinese will do it for them and everyone else.

Very well put. The Brexit is a strategic issue of great importance for both the EU as well as for the UK. It should not be decided by small details or local politics. Both the EU and UK display themselves as chaotic weaklings. The UK or France may loose their seat on the UN Security Councel. A departure of the UK has created an unbalance in the leadership of the EU, which France and the EU Commission have already began to exploit.Also the EU Commission should ask themselves how it ever could have come to a Brexit discussion. After all, it was their primairy task to keep the EU members together.Have they not been too ambitious and lost touch with the members they are suppossed to serve? When the UK joined the EU it was primairily a trade bloc. They and other members were manipulated ( referendum of the Dutch and French citizen ) into an all encompassing Union, some call a Federation.The recent French-German friendship deal has also added to the chaos.

My advice: The EU should take some steps backward and loosen the ties. France should be told that the EU cannot be a French empire. We also do not need a Franco-German axis. The EU could perhaps do some concessions to the UK on matters as the freedom of movement of people ( which other members have also limited). Maybe call in an external adviser, who could define the EU as an institute promising for all. Then the leaders of the Founding Members invite mrs. May to stay in this promising EU.

France and UK cannot lose their permanent security council seat. Where did you hear about that? Have a look at this: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Permanent_members_of_the_United_Nations_Security_Council

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